traduced

verb

past tense of traduce
1
as in violated
to fail to keep a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy

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2
as in libeled
to make untrue and harmful statements about my opponent in this campaign may villainously traduce me, but I will not stoop to his level

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traduced
  1. violated
  2. smeared
  3. broke
  4. humiliated
  5. slandered
  6. disgraced
  7. maligned
  8. vilified
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  • In an 80-page ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court found that Carliz De La Cruz Hernández can move forward with her claim that the recording’s use violated her right to protect her identity from commercial exploitation.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
  • The lawsuit is brought under a legal theory that the prison system has violated a state law known as the Administrative Procedure Act, which provides oversight to the legislative and judicial branches of state agencies and their actions.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
Definition of violated
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  • The restaurant sources its birotes from Duran’s to make the open-face, bean and cheese-smeared breakfast sandwiches popular throughout Mexico.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • By the end of the debate, about 150 men dressed in Indigenous costumes, their faces smeared with soot, stormed to a nearby wharf and dumped a literal boatload of tea into the water.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of smeared
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  • The lawsuit seeks a declaration that Harwood broke the site’s Terms of Service and unspecified damages.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • England broke the stalemate and took a 1-0 lead in the 55th minute with a goal by Barcelona forward Anthony Gordon.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of broke
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  • Israel must leave humiliated and defeated — and that is exactly what will happen.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The novel follows 16-year-old Abby, who is left humiliated after a private photo gets shared around school.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Definition of humiliated
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  • Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court.
    — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of slandered
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  • Shunned and disgraced, Francesca handed her baby to the nuns.
    — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • Getty Images Six years after disgraced former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan by private jet, hidden inside an audio equipment case, few expected his name to dominate another Nissan shareholders' meeting.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of disgraced
Verb
  • Trump had already maligned the people of that country while on the campaign trail, and his promise of a Muslim travel ban would hit Somalia too.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Trump has repeatedly maligned Haitian immigrants, including falsely accusing Haitians living in Ohio of eating people’s pets.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of maligned
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  • There was widespread agreement in the room that the takeover issue had been reported in a sensational way that unfairly vilified teenagers.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Love was vilified for Cobain’s death, accused of complicity, exploitation, or worse, resulting in a real sense of danger.
    — Quinn Moreland, Pitchfork, 14 June 2026
Definition of vilified
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